Man killed while laying in road

North County Times wire services

ALPINE - A car struck and killed an El Cajon man Tuesday as he
lay in the middle of an East County thoroughfare for unknown
reasons, authorities reported.

Larry Brinker, 32, died in a hospital about an hour after the
accident, which occurred in the 500 block of Alpine Boulevard about
1:20 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol and county
Medical Examiner's Office.

Several blocks of the street were closed for about two hours as
crews investigated and cleared the scene, the CHP reported.

It was unclear why Brinker was lying in the roadway, officials
said. The motorist was not cited.